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THE Number 10.536. The Latest News By Velegraph tothe N.Y. Sun, OUR WASHINGTON DISPATCHES. Fenianism on the | Border, AMPLE U. 8, FORCE THERE, CONGRESS YESTERDAY. Interesting Proceedings. LATER EUROPEAN NEWS. The Impending European War. | think chat the awards were oot dence. the parties named an amount not to exceed twelve Per cont. of their original contract, was adopted, The DIL was theo postponed until to-morrow np ae the special order, & motion to reconsider, Sting bie arguments heretofore published of the in- adequacy of the population of Coloredo,and in regard to the insertion ot the word “wh..e" in her newly adopwd State Constitution, nouncing non concurrence mene to the billin relation to the habeas corpus, Mr. Su f resumed his remarks on the Colorado Dill, saying in conclusion : elithiel beare whisper, not an argument, hispered th: need two more votes on somethin itis loy ustified by the evi- The bill for the relief of certain naval contractors dup. The amendment of Mr. Grimes te orize the Secretary of the Treasury to pay to The bill for the admission of Colorado was taken The pending question was Mr. Sumner spoke against the proposition, re iter A message was here received from the Hones an- in the senate emend- rk moved that the Senate inelet on ite amend- id call ior a Committee of Couiereuce. The acreed to thie floor, Sir, ther that we need more than two more votes; ty to thatereat principle which ie now io FRANCE AND RUSSIA ANXIOUS. | yi setsr Seton ga? Auer ot sous wit Various Warlike Reports, CITY AND MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The Chelera at Quarantine. A FEW ADDITIONAL CASES. Meeting of the Health Commission Fault Found With the Treat mentof Cholera Paticuts, BAD QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT. The Board of Excise, Panio Among the Liquor Dealers. &c., &e. Wastirsoros, Arr 24 Some of the newspapers here recently published what purports to be acorrect list of the vessels to form a fleet for the protection of our fisberies on the North American coast, but the Navy Department bas furnished no auch isformation, for reasons of public policy, There ie no doubt, however, that am ple means will be assembled, provided for such protection, as well as to prevent a breach of neu trality from any meditated Fenisn movement. The President has appointed Wade Hampton, relative of the South Carolina rebel General, Post- master of Pittsburg, Pa. removing @ radical incum- bent. The President bas filled all the appointments to Virginia for the Internal Kevenue with parties who, it is said, bave taken the test oath, In the great letting of mall contracts about three thousand routes have been concluded. Kentucky, ‘Teanesere, Indiana, Iinvis, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Dakota Territory, lows, Kansas, Ne« braska, and Missouri, are the States embraced in this regular letting. In some of the States the pro posals were found considerably in advance of those demanded four years ago. lu others offers were made at lower tirures, so that as an average the eu tire results are in favor of the Department The Committee of Conference, to which the ques tion of Mr. Smythe's nomination has been referred, will not act upon it until the regular meeting day, eon Lbureday. General Sickles has been nominated by the Preal dent as United States Minister to the Netherlands, in place of Mr. Pike, resigned. Forty-six ex-rebels from South Carelina, seven from Loulsiana, and one from Ueorgis, were par doned by the President yesterday Vice-Admiral and Mrs, D.G, Farragut, are in the city for a few days, aud are the guests of the Becres tary of the Navy. Official adviees have been received by the Govern- ment from Commodore Kosers, commauding the United States squadron in the barbor of Valparaiso, to the effect that he, in conjunction with the British Admiral, hed protested against the bombardment of that city by the Spanish fleet, and that they bave insisted that ample time eball be given for the re moval of neutral property and the women and cbil- &e., dren, and that if thie demand should be refused, they should resi bombardmeut with toree. Lhe Commodore bh double-turreted mouitor Mousd pock and five other war ships with bit, & force am ply sufficient to make him master of the situation. The President, in answer toa resolution of the Benate, today transmitted the proceedings of the Board who have made brevets appointments of gen- eral officers in the regular army, of » hich Generals Bherman and Thomas, and others, were mem- bers, The Board express the conviction that the whole system of brevet should herestter be abolished, some other mode of reward—Ly med- alsor otherwise—be adopted. Hutthe rank should only be conferred for distinguished services in pres ence ot the enemy. " Board recommends to the reuk of brevet generals in the eu army the names of McDowell, Pope, Hook Hancock, Beho- field, Howard, Franklin, Terry and others, to the puimber of twenty. bixty-six recommendations for the rauk of Brigadier Genera: were wade ot officers whose names have not been quite so prominent be- fore the country. The Commissioner of Agriculture has received advices from Macon, Georgia, im reference to the planting of the cotion crop, stating that the planters generally are in the midst of planting, but that ap area willbe planted this season somewhat smalier than usual, owing to @ wide-prevailing 1 among jauiers thatthe seed \ h of ite vitality lying tour or five yea: D-houses, Man planters have been compelled to ut over from this cause, thus losiug two weeks of the best cotton grow- ing season, The tuneral of Judge Thomas Pegg, one of the del- erates of the Cherokee nation, took place to-day, He was for the third of a century a prominent citt- zea or public official of the Cherokee acting chiet he signed the bill abolishin: the Cherokee b in 1865—the first act abolishing slavery by any Btate or local suthor- ity iu the United Btates, CONGRESSIONAL FROCEEDINGS, Thirty-Miath Session. SENATE, SWasuineTon, Avutt 24.—Mr, Sherman, from the Committee on Finance, reported the Consular aod Diplomatic Appropriation bill; also the House bill yatborizing the coinage of five cent pieces, Mr, Guthrie offered # resolutien calling upoo the Secretary of the Navy for information as to whether officers of the Navy had been prevented from visit: ing Washington for the purpose of personal appeal to the President aud Congress in their own casos, Adopted, Mr. Howe offered a resolation, which was adopted, calling upon the Secretary of War for information asto the evidence upon which the awards for the apprehension of Jetferson Davis were made; also for eco y of the proceedings of the Commission to make (he awards, Mr, owe said be Lad reasn to Bouthe Mr. Nye replied to the arguments of Mr. Sumner He allude tillable iand es revenue tax last year, exciusive of the stamp tax, exalt £66,0W in Nebreska, $4,000 lun New Mexico, ead $21,000 io L tab. State because of the word inte that it was ouly @ phantom that would not colo.ed wen woud vote io Nevada and in Colurado, The bare ot prejudice wore tas: failing Seusse ab 440 avjourued the Committee on Koade aud Canals, to coustract @ ship causal around the Falle of Niagara, came up for discussion, that he was b he observed that York Lee thore wee a clause reserving to the State of New York the right to purchase the canal moasure endeavoring to procure corporate righis, accompa nied by a donation of six milions, trom the Federal Government neerasity he ridiculed as one of the devices resoried w by the men who got up (he ac heme powers, the purpore, Commitive va lerriiores, Weert Poin boasting tha not deserted their ting, p riured wretches he, had become, in a nat-ehell public cort, and there were place without their being put inte require their peculiar qualiticas o: od. made a long epeech their doings the Government to prosecute the Assistaut Provost derstood, that tis out second best. gin by remarking that whenover it He thought $6 OURHE IO lUcremes ite votes legitimately, ae te the twenty-two Senators from the alee. w the populat on and resources of the ritory, alleging that it contained twice as much Massachusetts, She paid $152,6/0 tie would Got vo'e aga net tbe “white,” because he be that before twelve montis rolled around Peudiug the consideration of tuie question, the HOUSE OF REPKESENTATIVES The joins resolution reported on April ivth from Mr, Dawes, of M achueetts, interruptin. ceainous of voting for the bi ving the work constructed as « national wo 1p thy arier grauted by the lature to @ corporation jor that purpose, ted dof bat Mr, Hubbard, of New York, etated that his col- league (Van Horv) intended to cffer an amendment, which would give (he contro. of the work exevusively to the Federai Government. Mr. J. M. liumphiey, of New York. denounced the as & echelue concocted by men who were The ites of the work being @ military During the morping bour, Mr, Ashley, of Ohio, introduced a@ bill to amend the origiuel acco ot the al Territor It pronivite Legisiative Assem 4 frou pass’ special acte couturring corporate nd requiring them to paes geueral laws tor It wae reaa twice aud ieierred bo the The House then proceeded to the consideration of the Dill to reorganize aud establish the Army of the Uulted Btates, the question being ou the made yesterday by Mr, Niblack to postpone the bill till the fret Monday in December next motion Mr. Niblack withdrew the motion to postpone, and the question therefore recurved vn the amendment to the 19th section which regulates she Subsistence Department Mr. Hale moved to strike out the clause reucering Weat Point graduates ineligibie to appointment io Subsistence Departwent ie question of Weer Pout graduates being In- amendment, Mr. Woodbridge eub rove the charge that i volved to this mitted some statistics to dis West Pos bed beco # nursery of treason, Mr. Schenck dfectaimed aay imputation agalost hough be did not deem it a matter for a larger proportion of greduat vad d thus become the doubly- which Kobert B. Lee and such as Butthe whole of the mater was These menu w jucated at the ugh for them which did not ae ibe amenament offered by Mr, Hale was reject The 19th section was then adopted. The House proceeded wo the consideration of the twentieth section, in reference to the Provost Mar shai's Boreau Mr, Conkling moved to strike out the section, aod aluet Provoet Marshals and He (Conkling) bad been dlected by Marshal, Major Haddock, who was justified by bis superior officer (Fry), down to the thine when his sen- tence was published, he having been convicted of the very bases forme of official atrocity, Every offence, from highway charged and proved wan robbery, up end down, had been ainast aim; and elthough this ad disgorged )+0.,U0U auder the prosecution, he had purchased the other dey an establishment io Philadeiphia, for which Le bad paid ¢71,0W down, Mr. Biaine sald be would not go into the quarrels that the gentieman trom New York |Mr, Conkiing) had bed with General Fry, lo which quarreis, be un- gentiemen trom New York bad, iirough the decision of the Secretary of War, come He took great pleasure in saying thatasan efficent officer uigh-toned Was, as & Wan ready to um New York anywhere and every cut spotor blemish ana who wae ready to um bs wccuseis, Jam Fry was not second to auy vifice. in the American army Mi. Conkling icse to respoud, H. me, or to James i, Fry, as le hae been called, or to anybody else, seek fiom the entiewanu trom Maine (Mr, Bisine) iustructions as to the proprieties of parliamentary behavior, ur a8 Wo any o\her propria ety —I say it not profauely—(iod Leip me! And say jurther, (hat the statement mace by the genueman from Maine, with rete:ence to myself, aud my yuar- rel andiissues with General Fry, is fale; Mr. Speak- er, false; that is what I mean to say, it is Mr. Liaine, tieing—What does the gentleman mesn to say is false? Mr. Conkling—I mean to say that the statement made by the gentleman trom Maine is false, he (afr, Blaine) understand whet 1 wean, Mr, Biaine—W bat statement? Mr. Coukiing—Ihe statement concerning my le sues with General Mr. Biaine—L eal 6 entieman to order, I de maud that be shail ein what l said was talec, and | wake whe ider, thet uotil he does so, be has wo right w proceed. Lhe Speaker, pro tem (adr, Davie]—The Chair sus/aine that point of orver, but it is pose pois well taken, (uate member should go on, and stare where in the starement is false, Mr. Conkiing—Whean « gentieman forgets himeecif eo tar as to ise Leie aud state tuat 1 beve bad per- souai quarrels, OF issues, with auother individual, named; that | have beeu worsied in these quariels betore the becretary of War aud by the pecretary of War; aud when that statement hes Bo foundation in tact, 1 think she House wil agiee with me, that something is be pardoned to the earnestness of the occasion, | say wat | have teit bound to say; speak: ing not only for my constituents, bub for the con- stituents of many other members on this tioor, I say hat in my own dist ict, and elsewhere, nen who stood up honestly and sieupied to resist bounty jumpers and thieves, were cut down, and troduen under foot by Psovost Marshal General Fry, ud | say that the only way to acquit bi of official corruption, ie to convict him of she moss iucredibie incompelency, 1 tn responsible tor that, air, every whee. Yes it is untrue entirely thay, bave bad apy pe eoual yuarre, with Generel Fry. mr. Cous- ling (bem wens oa bo say that no officer lm this Gov ernment, boding @ similar position, had, in lis judgwent, done eo much harm and #0 little good as tue officer of Wholu Le was spoaking, General rry. Mr. Biaine said: Wheo l was up betore, | stated correctly that I unders\ood there were pe:sonal dift- culties between Limsell ana the Provost Mareual ener Luave eo understood it fiom very bigh authoity. hav ubderswod that in thos diticules the gentlemen trom New York, as 1 eaid befor did not come our firs Mr. Me.ce his hope that the House would, with great ubauuuly vote it down ‘Mr, Stevens moved to amend the amendment by {userting, \ue'e@ad of the section, the following : Rec: tion u, Aud be it tursher enacted that the Provost Marebaiweoerel’s Buren abali be coutimued yvaly so NEW YORK, WEDN poke againstthe action, expressing | tone as in the jatement be necersary to close upt f the Gecreters of 6 tialt We ea the ot this act Mes of the House waa aeninat the recsico, ard hie tlon was vot to etrucgle to keepii there. He ox- plained how the Co: tee bad been ©! to report ne of Gen, (rent, in bie » had served onder the * nony to the efticlener, ility of that offic The House being broughs te question, the oth section sul stitute offered by Mr. Steve: The Honse then proceede| to th was amended by adding (he word examination " The 29d section, relative to medical porvevors, was struck out on motion of Mr. Behenek, who said that the subject was embraced in another section he 23d section, relating to the pay department of the army, on mo'ion of Mr. Tharer. amended by adding to the sentence ercluding graduates of the Military Academy from eppointment, @ provision that it should not apply to officers now in the pay department, Other amendments were pending when the Houre made a movement towards taking a recess. The Fpeaker preven ® 1eportof the Kast New York Methodist Conference on the state of the eoun- try, which was ordered to be printed Mr, Randali, of Penneyivania, asked whether it was the intention of the Pacific Kell oad Committee to take @ vote tonight oa the the Northern Pacitic Ratlroad bill Mr. Price replied that that waa the Intention, nien the section, by letter to the the op weretary of ole on the prerions end the place onwhich by competative Mr. Wasbburo said he wae very sorry, to hear eo, ure of the ¢reat e*t importance, involving opriation of elsty milllous, and the granting y of auy quantity of land, Kecess. BVENING SESSION, The Houre met at half past seven to consider the business of the Pacifc Kailroad Committee There were bot more than two dozen members present Mr. Neel! moved that ‘he till to extend the time for completing certain land granteto railroads io lowa, oulmane aud ppl, expir lebs y be ree ted to the Pacific Reilroad, aud ordered w te © same Committee, reported back with amendments the billeracting lance w lowe aud Missouri for the State Line Kailrosd Company, and tor other purpore Mr. Wentworth mo Commiltiee on Pub ie t Mr. Price, fromthe b reported back the bill to ton ofthe Northeru Iaettle ali Line, and to secure tothe Covernment the use of the same jor postal, uilitary aud other purposes Mr. Kendall. of Ms., wace the poiwtof order that this wae an appropriation bill, pedeing the credit of the United states Government for the payment of iuterest, and must go to the Committee of the Whole ! to refer the bill to the 4 agree! to vn the State ot the Lawn, Mr. Washburne, of Il), moved to refer it to the Cormmittee of the Whoie on the State ot the Lulon, Adopted, The bill was then recommitted to the Committee on the Pacific Kailroad, and immediate'y thereafter Mr, Price, from the Committee on the lacific Rail .feported back the same bill, modified so as to d the point of order as to the pill wekiug ao propriation M:. Rancall, of Pa., made a point of order that the committee was Dot authorized to eit during asession of the House Mr Price sald he was authorized by the commit- tee to report the bil d on the reception of the re on was ordered, 0 eujour made, aud avreed te, the Speake: stating Chat the quesiiou op (be reception of tue Lili would come up to-morrow Three Days Later News. ‘The steamship America, from Southampton on the Lith of April, arrived here yesterday morning ju the House of Commous, Aprit ¥, Bir @, Orey stated that by au Order in Council the operation of the clauses of the Cattle Dineases Act relating to (he slaughter of cattle: aud compensation would be ex teuded to May 10 The Loudoa Times announces that s marriage ie about to take place between the Princess Mary of Cambridge and the Prince de Teck, son of the Duke Alexander of Wurtembern Influential London merchants intend to give @ banquet to Mr, Peabody before bis departure for the United States THE IMPENDING WAR OM THE OONTINENT, The Times's Parie correspondent writes: “It ks announced that Marshal Nie), who commands one of the great military divisions of France, has been tu Paris some days incognito, and has bad several later views with the Emperor, The inference drawn from thiefs that if war break out between Prussia and Austria, ® corps of observation would be found on the Khine, and that Marshal Niel would have the command of it. You may not have forgo that Marshal Niel waseent to Turin some months before commencement of the [allan war, to demind hand of Princess Clo ilde tur Prince Napo.eon ; other object of ble mission being to prep ith mont for (bs great events that were then ex- pected.” A oles! am from Berlin of April 8th, reports that the Min of the Luterior aod of Fiuance have just issued an order partially probibiting the expore tation of horses, Is fe stated that the two letters from the Czar, de- livered by the Russian (ieoeral Kichter tothe King of Prussia and the Empe or ot Avvstria, are not iden. tieal in their contents, Ihe letier to the King of Prussia ie eaid to be expreseed in more cordial terme then that tothe Emperor ot Austria, which is more exclusively of @ formal character, Neither of the communications contain any offer of mediation, both merely express a desire for the preservation of peace, The Nokp Deciscurs Ze cone erates that the ait uation bas uot changed, and that he armaments ae still going on. The Weuarre etates that the Russian General Richter will shortly leave for Bt. Petersburg with an sutouraph ‘etter from (be Emperor in reply to the letter of the Czar, It is reported that the [talian ambassador at Berlim hes forwarded « dispa to Florence, in which he declares war to be ine ‘ The Vienna papers that the Conferences on the question of the Principslities bave been ad journed im consequence of the great diversity of vpinion which pre ipotentiaries of the different I agree re- specting the p rvation of the Turkish kinpirein ie integrity, d the severelguty of the bublime Porte over the Prine:palities, A telegram trom i’rague announces the arrest of Count Waide eee upon suspicion of being @ Prussian suy, Nis pocket-boot having been found to contain e pian of sue fortifications of I 16, it is stated shat eply to the Austrian note has created au extremely unfavorabie impres- een in gov ernment circles at leuna, ibe Vienna journae of April oth all express irri« tation at the reply of Prusem to the Austiian no e, and eall upon the government to appeal to the Fede- ral Diet fur the stiiewent of the question at issue, The statemen is confiimed that the lever which hes been addressed by the Czar to ihe Emperor of Austria la coucied in ireudly terms, and expresses, in general way, a wish for \Le preservation of a ram from Cracow announces that several Russian stati officers Lave tecently been inspecting the lines of the Galician frouver A teiwsgram irew Prague eiuies thet, should war break out, the ex-Kmperor berdiuand will leave that city. Humore are current here that all the five-florin bank notes are to be n aud replaced by Gov- ernment notes of the ‘The limes's Vienna correspondent :* Leet Baturdey Austria sent 4 catego: ical despatch to Bur- jin, in whieb Coun: L.emark charged with bavi declared war with A | affirtned that the Austrian armemen ewused by this declaraion, Count Bismark 80 charged with intrguug iv italy agaist Austria. The Tmperial Government requileé the demobiliza- tion of tue Prussian army.” The Vienna Leuaris opates that Austria le about to decline continuing wesotiations with Prus- sia until the later power essed to Wolnize her broops. A wiegram from Beriia, of April 9th, says Count Bismark tavends to propose sue convocation of a Ger- usu Parliament, the Noxw Veurscue Zeiruse etates that Prussia will edopt measguies of reprisal sgaines Austrian sub jects Bow traveling iu Prussia, TUE FEDERAL List OF GEBMANY, An oxtreordimary sitiiug of she Federal Diet was mir | ox: | ceeding, however, ix months aft + the pase ge of | chenek deciered bis impression that the senes | ISDAY, APRIL rr yyy? wi) i hel 1}, convevet on Ap th at the request of Prussia, who Lt is @xpe il briue forward @ proposition for (he aseer necfa sau Parliarvent, At ibe epecial sitting, ‘le Prue epresvutative made the | following propositions 1, That an areer should he convened by mem- bere directiv elecvet throuchoot Germany by unl. versal euffrace, in order to receive p.oposala to be laid before the Ce:man roverninenta for @ reform of the federal coustitntion 2. That negotiations should in the meantime take ace Lotworn the ve riots governments to ee tle the abowe proposals, Financial and Cemmercial. The Times's city article of Tuesday, April 10th, save: There has been a creat fnerease of disirnet in all the markets tovday, and in inany instances prices have failon to@ polut below thoes touched during the recent financial panic, Advices irom i rankfort describe incessant fluctu- ations on the Bourse. seo there ween complete panic, American continue 4 pet cout below New York quotations, in cousequence of the large speculative operations, and the great mase of these bouds heid by partics who have engaged for optie The pension has heen announced of Messrs, Pinto, Perez & Ashiey, in the Spanish trade. Lavearoot, A.M, last two day bales, inclu to speculators aud @aport the market i ani irieguiar, ow m4 ta eo vrenman diilcuities excessive receipts, and a Jecline of 1d. per pound hes taken place Barapsicrre Flour qaiet, but firm, Wheat firm- @r, with @ slight advance, Corn steady as tds. 6de yde.¥d Peoviarons Beef dull and ensier Prices weak, Bon steady, Butter easier, Lard Gull at T@, for Americ Vallow quiet and steady. Propccr— Ashes flatat 34s 64.0478. Sagar dull but Steady. Coffee sieauy Kice quit and steady, Lio seed oll quiet, Noslu dull, Spirite tu:peatine « downward tendency : French. 405 Lospos, Arai 11, A.M. ~ Console 57 'g36'¢ AMERICAN Shot hive (weuwes, (iaalTth; Illinois Central, 5 64% 055 Pork flat and The Weather Snow aod Rain Atwasy, Avurt 24. A very severe storm of snow and rain prevailed yeate oday at the Weak, There is vo telceraphie ec jon West of Ko chester. ‘There is snow as tar bast as Syracuse, The woavher here ie cool aud Liusteriug Rocugutes, Arvutt v4. There waee ve storm of wind anudrain yesterday, AboatY raia turned to suow, bul the tal, wae pot heavy day the weather je milier The ice was driv from Buffalo out of sight, aod uavigativa le pro uounced open heavy Mews items. Dy Toleyraph to the New York Sun.) ‘Tur steamer Merin, from St, Jon's, N. F., 19th instant, bas arrived at Halifax The sealers are coming in with excelent fares. Three steamers, the Hawk, the Hoodhuund and the Ketainer, bave arrived full. Tbe latter brings 17,200 seals, Joun W. Crarts, @ weil kaown citizen, while cutting up pork at his emablishment in Hoston yesterday, accilentally stumbled against a knife, cutting the main artery tn bis arm and causing him to bleed to death in a few minutes, Gen. Basxs, Provoms Judge, is im jail at New Orleans, charged with ewindling. Many of the Treasury Cotson Agents mm the South have been arrested on charges of fraud, and are applying for write of hubeas corpus, which epplications are refused, Torne isa fearful crevassee ou the Mississipp, near New Orlesus, an acre aud» half wide tion, cape. threatened with the flood Tan former election iu Portsmouth, Va., for tuunicipal offers having been contested by the Radical pari), o Saturday, end the ‘citizens tick approving the President's poi large majority. Tus Fair jo aid deceased sol tiers upeved at Portland, Mo, last night very successfully The feir will continue through the week, aud it is expected that Major Gen, Meads will be present. Among the features will be # rowing reyatte in the harbor on Wedues- day. Mexican reports, says a San Francisco dispatch, are very wach mixed, bose inclined to the Lib- erals easert that in the recent battles near Marat- lan, the Imperialists were totally routed, while consul Guillen asserts that the reports are abso- lutely false, The stesmer Jobo L. Stephens, from Mazatlan, arrived at Sso Francisco yesterday, Oa her down trip she wae captured by the Liberals, at Cape Bt. Lucas, Bhs bore the Imperial flag, and was ongayed in transporting contraband articles and munitions of war in boxes marke! “bard- ware’ and “claret.” The contrebeud erucles found were all confiscated, LOCAL NEWS. WEW YORK AND THE VICINITY. new election took place last as it is called, lectel by Tux CnuoLtera,—A report from the Lower Quarantine yesterday afternoon, states that four more deaths have been reported on board the Fal con, via: Wim, Parker, bedroom-steward, and Henry McKee, ordinary sexmain, both of the Virginia, The passengers on board this vessel wrote some two hun- dred lettors to their friends in New York and other places, which were brought up to the office of Cyrus Curtis, Krq., 67 Broadway, on Moucay night, ‘Those who wish to hear from their friend# may do so by applying at the otlice. ‘The regular report of the Deputy Health Officer, up to Monday morulug, states that there were then elghty-two cases in hos pital, ten of which were rece.ved from ou board the Lilinois. Their names are se follows : Phebe Fall, Mary Hemize, Jobanna Harley, Peter Panlias, Edward Poulius, ernbard Paulius, Harriet Crossan, (Georgios Lienson, Matilda ©, Haneoa, Charles McDermott ‘Twodeaths occurred there up to ten o'clock on Monday morning, vig: Ball Castracl and a wowao who was known only by the name of Katarina, The cases admitted from the Iilincisa were understood to be slight, but it is considered necessary to remove at ounce any person who shows wens of cholera No doubt the report to-moriow will show a decrease of the disease, On the England everything is tranquil, The pas are cheeriul aud hopetul, ‘Tuere ie no up ot turther dis u toard, and the amuse the passengers aie such ato ip mirth nl aud prevent any conversation wuleh ay superinduce fear or despoudeucy— two very Dec eeary 1ogredients in getting up a eliclers pani Whille a SUN reporter wae down at by the pilot was nofearw spread of the the overcrunde firet cause of th narautine yes @rday, be was informed ivht the England op that there ,ong the crew of the further ndeed, it is understood that e of the ve alone was the It was ascertained th. thorourh tum) and cleansing of the v would be commen aud ou Moaday he will prov ably be allowed to come up, aod will eall tor Liver poo! ou T'uceday or Weinesdey, MKETING OF THB DOARD OF BRALTH—INTERESTLNG CHuULEbs DIBCUBBION, At the conclusion of the business ef the Board of Excise yesterday the Loard of Health commenced « session After the trausaction of some business re- lative tu Wolluue comblainie and uuisanoe = bs Tie whole left bank below wus threatened with iounda- The flooded district 1s planted with sugar e whole of Terre Beauf County, La, ie of the widows and orphans of iirty-Third Year: Crane read @ further report of the Oe tea, to whom # ey ary Commit. referred the question ‘of taking pre ventive and other messures to mest the cholera, io which they reuie the testimony of Dr, Sayre, late President Physician, who in « pubic communication (published a few days ago) deniod the existence of cholera in this vicinity last Fail, The Committee have since the publication of Dr. Bayre's letter visited the howpital on Ward's Teland, and frem the records there and the reports m ade te the Commissioners of Emigration by Dre. Fort and Gullick, found that twenty-seven deaths occurre! of patients received from the Atalanta Inst Nov alter « period of siekness averagius 46 hours of them having died in 20 minutes after beine en tick, In 17 case all symptoms of cho! were manifess before th, aad were proved } poat mortem examination ard, In the o he: cases some of the aymptome were prevent. Dr, Food is still of opinion that the disease ou board the At slanta was cholera, but Dr, Guilek has changeit hie opinion somewhat since that time, Deetors aod Crane were the Committee, and Dr, Pa fully agreed with the report, whieb was adopied. Ir, Stone then offered a series of resolutions. Is’, That the Eugiverr of the Board of Health confer at ones with Mr. Craven, of the Cretom Aqueduct De- artment, and Mr. Lane, of the Brookiyn Wa er ) for the purpose sewers Of ba cities, Yd, That ail po! where medical aid can be obtain a Sd, That the Corwmissioners of Charith rections are requested to infoim the Board of Heal what Wey co tor the cellar population | caw os their being removed, end that the Kings Coun y Superintendents of the Poor be couferred with, to ascertain what they cau do lu the premises. And that Mr, Bergen and Dr. Crane be the committee for Brookiys, and Mesere. Acton aud seluits tor New York, 4th, That byglenic advice be givea to thy public, by publishing and distributing circulars as to the manver of guarding Aine pestiloace, aud alev to ciiculate directions bow to use simple chole:s remedies before the arrival of a puysician. Sth, thes the Academy of Medicine of Now York, the Kings Oounty Meaical Society, aod the Medical pocieties of Kichmond, Wee chester and Queeve Counties, and such other eal societios as may tenuer thelr services, Le requesied WwW desguate pos tious tv co operate with sd jn couteuplated measures of reie@s t ay be seized with cholera. (som es have aresuy offer d ther se:vices) tepheu Smith be appo uted,under ti Sanitary Superurvendenr, C ¢ ed ol! aud thet Ur. Ches, acMilieu be appoured Burgeon in Chaige of the ery Howpiteuw; that Dr. Smith or ne & corps of physicians, and pre seut (heir names to the Sanitary Supe: iutemdent ior i, who suai be caled upon wheo required w Tth. That the Healta, to make daily re~ manner, number, aad conditions ot the the thoating hospitals. Some of the aboy oe were thea puss but the entire subject was lald over to the uex' meeting. The l’resident remarked that the friends of the passenuers on board those sveamers at Quarantine besiege his house every day to kuow when they cam rf uy lnformation or list of passengers on board the Virgin d the England. Dr. Swiuburne said be bed applied to the eaplain and surgeon of the bogland for the required jutoi:masion, but those otf~ cers replied thas (hey could ouly tarnish the pames oft those pow on boaru, Uf the dead, and those who had ercaped trom the queranuioe at Halites, they could give the sumber, but aos the names, The Sanitary Superintendent's report of bis visit to the Lower Quarantine was then read, and cousid- erable discussion arose on a motion to send it to the, Quarantine Commulrsioners, Lt reflected severdly om the entire qaarantiue system: Dr. dione it was) most iubuiman to take persous sick of the cholera trom the Loid or the warm deck of « vessel, lower them down into @row beat, ani ym tbat way convey them three-quarters of a mile tothe hospital abip, airection of Otticer be re: porte to the aud he thought somebody was to It wae enough to Cause immediate deatu to suck patients. he believed a tug or u barge might ired or bought, whieh could run alongsiue the intected® voussel wud (ake the passeusers Off ai together to the bosp tal ahip, and (ven the tug could be quarantinea, as well Di awinbu Comm ssione: bi tpi them auy the the difficulties the Quarentina to get the Legislature or Cong.emm id, Anu Whe y saw toe eviky were Comparatively powerless to remedy is, we inoae of f@moval irom Cue Vessel to annoy been in use lor a GuMmber of years. eo dent thought ive system was the moss inhuman of auy that exited io thie or apy other country, aud he wamted to know if the Hoare ot Helio ja conjanction with the Quarantime Commu~ siouers coula not deve something better, He bu= lueved the Hoard had tne poser, aud by the Gover- noi's torthcoming Prociamation would be able meet the expeuses oF all such s.nitary measures, to meet (he present emergescy (bere was uo sufticleas accommodation tor the coolers paleo @, and lt other ships with the disease should a: rive Lere within anc~ ther day or two, they wou.ddbave uo eccommodations for thew, He tac wade application w Wasuingioa, tor the use oF the goverameut bariecks at Fort which are Capabie of accomus log 2,00 petiouts, coosipg, &¢, apparatus all ready. Aud pending « reply Gea, Vou »¥ Let bad postponed the sale o: them. De. Bwinbuiue slated, the Mtid, & Cousort of Le Evgland ana Virginia and bringing the same class of peseougers, expected bere ine ortwo. And in i@py to quesuou, Le said bad wo hor pital accommodatious tor them except one or two UOVernmMent Vessels WLich bed been venaered, aud waise would omy accolmMmocae about UU persous onc: After some further routine business the Board ad~ journed to Friday at 2 P.M, Tus Weaturr,—" Changeable as the weas ther " is an expression which ie well borne out by the secord of the past .ew days, Last week some dave were delightiul and ladies donned their light sum- mer articles of apparel, but after a short airing they fel: inclined to pack them away again and getcus their winter furs, AtSP. M, on Sunday last the thermometer stood at Su degrees the highest of aar day yet ibis season, but at (he same hour on Monday there was a difference of 20 degrees, andat 6 P.M. a difference of 14 degrees. Yesterday morning the mercury stood at 46 degrees, at 6 o'clock 54 degrees, at noon end at 19 last wight it was 60 degrees, Yo. te:day the sky was overcast aud « few flakes of snow felliu the city, If the weather has been equally cold in other partaof the country it is feared thag vegetation, which had beea advancing rapidly uuder the genial intiuence of the warm days of last week, wilt be much injured by froste, Deatus Les, Werk.—The number off deaths in this city last week were 421; lu the pre- vious week 441, and in the corresponding week Inct your 446, The deaths are classified as follows : Men, 117; women, 90; boys, 181; girlie, 95; 24% wore vatives of the United Ktates, and 172 were of foreign birth; 96 of the deaths were from zymotio diseases, and 14 were caused by accident or negli~ gence, There were no deaths from cholers, 1uP s occured in public Iustitutions Boaxd oF Excise COMMIss1ONBRS—PANIO Among YHE Ligvow Deateus.—TLe Board of Excise, met yesterday at 2. M, all the members being present, ‘The winutes of the previous meeting bay~ ing been read and approved, vo motion It was ordered that 1,000 blanks and app! cations for licenses should be printed and distributed under the direction of the Superintendent of the Metropolitaa Police. Mesera, Acwo, Manierre aud Crave were appoluted s Com. mittee to hear anddecide avon all applications for licenses to sell liquors, &c., under the regulations of the Excise Board, After transacting some further business (ie Board djourued to Tuesday nest ab @& P.M, wheo the Ulauks, de, will be ready for distri. bution, In the meantime the two bundred and fifty dollae license law bas caused a stampede among a cerium cinss of low price liqaor dealers, although mauy are hugging themeelves into the belief that the law cans not be eptorced, Mundreds of salooms, howe are preparing to sell the stockou hand, A dealer rey marked oo Monday, iu the hearing of one of yum (Cvnlumed em the Last Pegea